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Ihab S. Othmane, MD
Cairo, Egypt

Carol L. Shields, MD; Jerry A. Shields, MD; Kaan Gunduz, MD; Gary Mercado, MD
Philadelphia, Pa

Arch Ophthalmol. 1999;117:136-137.

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CIRCUMSCRIBED choroidal hemangioma is a benign vascular tumor that may affect central vision.¹ Asymptomatic lesions are managed by periodic observation. Treatment is employed when secondary serous retinal detachment threatens or impairs central vision. Treatment options include laser photocoagulation^1-2 or low-dose radiotherapy.³

Transpupillary thermotherapy using infrared radiation delivers low-level heating in a uniform pattern with subsequent obliteration of tissue and decrease in tumor thickness.⁴

We describe a patient with circumscribed choroidal hemangioma who was treated with transpupillary thermotherapy. To our knowledge, this treatment method has not been previously described for choroidal hemangioma.

A 53-year-old white woman had decreased visual acuity in the left eye. Ocular examination revealed a visual acuity of 20/20 OD and 20/100 OS. Fundus examination of the left eye showed a well-circumscribed, orange-red choroidal mass 6x6 mm in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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